Alcohol makes male fruit flies sexier by stimulating the production of sex pheromones.
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Do ya think I’m sexy? Male fruit flies more attractive when drunk.
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Technically, humans do use alcohol to smell sexier in most sprays.Just another example of how insects are different from humans. I’ve never heard a woman claim that drunk men are sexier.
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This has traditionally worked for me, too. My problem, though, is that I don't need anything else to add to my sexual attraction. I have trouble enough fending off hordes of females who just want to use me for my body.
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Just another example of how insects are different from humans. I’ve never heard a woman claim that drunk men are sexier.
Surely you mean "I’ve never heard a non-drunk woman claim..."🫨
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So that's why they're called barflies.
Every time I see a bowtie, I can't help but wonder if the wearer tied it. I asked the last fellow I saw wearing one and he admitted it was a clip-on!
Every time I see a bowtie, I can't help but wonder if the wearer tied it. I asked the last fellow I saw wearing one and he admitted it was a clip-on!
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yes but what if you are trying to attract other menJust another example of how insects are different from humans. I’ve never heard a woman claim that drunk men are sexier.
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I can tell you with a very high degree of certainty: the one in the picture is a clip-on. Hand-tied bowties have an amount of imperfection that clip-ons don't. Unlike most imperfections, I'd say it's a feature and not a bug.
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On the other hand, drunk male fruit flies probably think they are sexier to females... Much like some men.Just another example of how insects are different from humans. I’ve never heard a woman claim that drunk men are sexier.
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Clip-on bow ties are for situations where someone might attempt to strangle you with a real one. Bartenders, waiters, are at above average risk of assault by drunks.
Note that Bertie Wooster and Peter Wimsey in the classic English novels cannot tie their own ties. Their valets do it.
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Then you've never heard a woman encouraging a bar fight.Just another example of how insects are different from humans. I’ve never heard a woman claim that drunk men are sexier.
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Then you've never lived in a trailer parkJust another example of how insects are different from humans. I’ve never heard a woman claim that drunk men are sexier.
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I have heard that. But only in Scandinavia and I think it is more a problem with how we act sober than the actual alcoholJust another example of how insects are different from humans. I’ve never heard a woman claim that drunk men are sexier.
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Plenty of humans use alcohol as a social lubricant. Without it, for some humans no interaction between the sexes happens at all, where as with it, there's at least some interaction giving a success rate > 0%. And too much is obviously unsexy. Yet another way fruit flies and humans are alike.Just another example of how insects are different from humans. I’ve never heard a woman claim that drunk men are sexier.
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Are we sure this isn't an April 1 story?
Now, in my younger days, I have seen enough males drink a whole lot for the purpose of mating, but it seemed more a courage thing.
Now, in my younger days, I have seen enough males drink a whole lot for the purpose of mating, but it seemed more a courage thing.
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Fruit flies have another benefit, nobody cares if you kill a million of em. This isn't sarcasm. You can do whatever you want with them and there's going to be no college or PETA protest.
The psychology researchers I've known that worked with monkeys had a fair number of hoops to jump through, it seems like there are literally zero here.
The psychology researchers I've known that worked with monkeys had a fair number of hoops to jump through, it seems like there are literally zero here.
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We have. It's just that the effect is inversely proportional to the amount of alcohol we consume.
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Ironic... The male fly drinks, and the female fly is the one getting intoxicated.
Humans are doing it entirely wrong...
Humans are doing it entirely wrong...
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